1. K. S. Manilal, who recently passed away, was associated with which field?
[A] Journalism
[B] Taxonomy
[C] Sports
[D] Politics
[B] Taxonomy
2. Which company has developed the New Glenn rocket?
[A] SpaceX
[B] Sierra Space
[C] Boeing
[D] Blue Origin
[D] Blue Origin
3. Vav-Tharad has been approved as a new district of which state recently?
[A] Madhya Pradesh
[B] Gujarat
[C] Rajasthan
[D] Uttarakhand
[B] Gujarat
4. Which union ministry is associated with the nutrient-based subsidy (NBS) scheme?
[A] Ministry of Science and Technology
[B] Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
[C] Ministry of Agriculture
[D] Ministry of Rural Development
[B] Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
5. What is “INS Surat” that was recently seen in news?
[A] Fleet tanker
[B] Kamorta-class corvettes
[C] Nuclear powered aircraft carrier
[D] Stealth Destroyer
[D] Stealth Destroyer
6. Which ministry recently released the ‘UDISE Plus’ Report?
[A] Ministry of Finance
[B] Ministry of Culture
[C] Ministry of Education
[D] Ministry of Urban Development
[C] Ministry of Education
7. Which state government recently launched 15-Day campaign to promote reading culture among students?
[A] Gujarat
[B] Rajasthan
[C] Odisha
[D] Maharashtra
[D] Maharashtra
8. What is the name of the campaign launched by Nepal to end child marriage?
[A] Child Marriage Free Nepal
[B] End Violence Against Children
[C] Preserve a child’s childhood
[D] Viksit Nepal
[A] Child Marriage Free Nepal
9. Who has been honored with the Gangadhar National Award for Poetry 2023?
[A] Nilakantha Diksita
[B] Kudikala Vamsidhar
[C] Prativa Satpathy
[D] Tishani Parmar
[C] Prativa Satpathy
10. Which institute has recently developed bacteria to combat soil pollution and boost agriculture?
[A] IIT Kanpur
[B] IIT Madras
[C] IIT Bombay
[D] IIT Guwahati
[C] IIT Bombay